Benner

Nice builds! how did you end up getting customers (plural)? I think I had only 1 person ever ask me to build something, this person was in the UK and I didn’t want to ship a model at the time.

I don’t have the GWH kit but I’ve done some research for the years of building DS models. Just looking at the GWH instructions, one of the differences is The Saudi eagles have the smaller diameter antennae on both of the fins, unlike the USAF jets at the time. The exception would be the F-15Cs transferred from USAFE inventory to the RSAF. I assume the kit has the older antennas along the fuselage?

If they did a b-26A version with torpedoe that be my personal wish list come true 🙂

My interpretation of a Battle of Midway D3A1. I kept the weathering to a minimum as I believe the green paint would have been somewhat recently applied before the battle. Kit flex gun was replaced with the Fine Molds version. Also added a photo-etch gun sight for the pilot. I think the next build in the Midway lineup with be a F2A3 Buffalo

That was what I thought, but even carrier based planes don't see to have them on. referring to this plane from the Battle of the Coral Sea, you can see there is no RDF housing installed on this plane. Reddit - https://i.redd.it/pjh4uskboai61.jpg I'm using this pic as basis for my Midway build, leaving the wing bomb racks on but empty.

I'm building the 1:48 Hasegawa D3A1; specifically the Midway boxing representing the plane from the Kaga. This would be a commander's aircraft (I've forgotten the actual term) given the 3 horizontal stripes on the fin. I'm noticing in looking for reference pictures that I almost never see the RDF antenna mounted on the underside of the plane. Was this typical of all planes? or would certain planes have the RDF mounted? ... wondering if I should leave it off.

edited the topic, forgot to mention it was the Hasegawa 1:48 kit

My interpretation of a Midway Type 97 bomber. The only item not out-of-the-box is the rear gun which was replaced with a Fine Molds machine gun.

It's the Bullseye sheet, with a bit of an alteration to the TAC decal on the fin.

I did read that book long ago, it was the primary reason i choose a jet from the 421st TFS as a block 40 build for my DS Build theme.

I originally started this as part of the F-16 GB, but don't really have much time to build. Anyway, this is my rendition of the Tamiya kit built as a Block 40 jet in Desert Storm. Some things I could have done better, but I just wanted to put this away on the display shelf and move on to another model. Maybe one day I will replace the Hasegawa boarding ladder ..

ah yes, I remember that one. I think CNN even made a clip on it.

glad you got compensation for that, definitely some infringement there. That is weird, why would someone want to do that? Yes, the pics of my Saudi Tornado build are linked into the ARC forum and also posted on Jakub's Desert Storm website.

Had a little chuckle when I came across this when browsing 1/48 Aircraft : ITALERI 1/48 TORNADO GR.1/IDS (Gulf War 1991) ... (military-model.com) compared to my ARC gallery post 1/48 Italeri IDS Tornado by Benner (arcair.com) They could have at least asked permission to use my pictures. funny they're using those pictures being that a lot of the parts I used are not in the kit. Anyone ever have something similar happen?

here's some pics online A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft refuels from an Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker while another Tomcat flies alongside. The aircraft are flying over Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield - NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search (getarchive.net) A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft refuels from an Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft while another Tomcat flies alongside. The Aircraft are flying over Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield - NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive Public Dom